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index of seaweeds on Singapore shores
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Division
Chlorophyta green seaweeds
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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lab
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sis
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Avrainvillea
erecta
Solitary fan seaweed |
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bb
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tm
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lab
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snt
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tkr
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tpg
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lfa
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Avrainvillea
sp.
Clustered fan seaweed |
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lab
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cyr
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laz
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Boergesenia
forbesii
Bubble green seaweed |
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cyr
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Boodlea
sp.
Fuzzy green seaweed |
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cj
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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sji
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sis
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jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Bornetella
sp.
Green sea sausage seaweed |
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prp
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Genus Caulerpa |
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cj
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skd
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bb
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ecp
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snt
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cyr
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jng
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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skd
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tus
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snt
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cyr
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tpg
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rfl
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lfa
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cj
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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laz
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sis
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jng
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hnt
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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skd
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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tm
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lab
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snt
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kus
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laz
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Caulerpa
racemosa var peltata
Small parasol green seaweed |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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tm
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lab
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snt
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tus
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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lab
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snt
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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smk
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lfa
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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smk
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rfl
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lfa
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cj
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skd
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tus
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tm
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lab
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kus
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sis
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tkr
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tpg
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rfl
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Caulerpa
verticillata
Fluffy green seaweeds |
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lab
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cyr
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Caulerpa
webbiana
Bottlebrush green seaweeds |
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chg
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cj
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Chaetomorpha
sp.
Bee hoon green seaweed |
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cyr
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Cladophoropsis
vaucheriaeformis
Smooth sponge green seaweed |
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bb
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tus
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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laz
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Codium
sp.
Codium green seaweeds |
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cyr
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laz
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sis
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jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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rfl
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lfa
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Dictyosphaeria
sp.
Pimply green seaweed |
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chg
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cj
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tus
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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laz
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sis
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jng
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tpg
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Enteromorpha
sp.
Turf green seaweed |
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Halimeda
sp. Coin green seaweed |
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Halimeda
sp.
Big coin green seaweed |
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Halimeda
sp.
Small coin green seaweed |
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ubn
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cj
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bb
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tus
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Neomeris
sp.
'Taugeh' seaweed |
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snt
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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lfa
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Parvocaulis
parvulus
Daisy green seaweed |
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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lab
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sis
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tpg
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Udotea
sp.
Frilly fan green seaweed |
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Ulva
sp. Sea lettuce |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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sji
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tkr
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Ulva
lactuca
Common sea lettuce |
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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kus
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laz
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jng
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hnt
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smk
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Ulva
reticulata
Ribbon sea lettuce |
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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sji
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Valonia
sp.
Beaded cushion green seaweed |
Division
Phaeophyta brown seaweeds
Division
Rhodophyta red seaweeds
in
red are those listed among the threatened plants of Singapore from
Ng, P. K. L. & Y. C. Wee, 1994. The Singapore Red Data Book: Threatened
Plants and Animals of Singapore.
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Northern
shores
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ecp:
east coast park, tm:
tanah merah, prp:
pasir ris park,
chg: changi,
ubn: pulau ubin (other than cj)
cj: chek jawa, skd:
pulau sekudu,
bb: beting bronok, tus:
tuas |
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Southern
shores
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lab:
labrador, snt:
sentosa, cyr:
cyrene reef, kus:
kusu island, laz:
lazarus island, sji:
st. john's island, sis:
sisters islands,
jng: pulau jong, tkr:
pulau tekukor,
hnt: pulau hantu, tpg:
terumbus pempang darat, tengah and laut, smk:
pulau semakau,
tsm: submerged reefs off semakau - terumbu raya, beting
bemban besar, terumbu bemban, terumbu semakau,
rfl: raffles lighthouse, lfa:
live firing area (Salu, Sudong, Pawai, Senang, Biola and submerged
reefs in the area) |
About
citing this checklist.
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photo
index of
seaweeds on this site
all
seaweeds
Green seaweeds
sheets, ribbons, filaments
feathery,
serrated strips
spheres, sausages, blobs
fans, disks, branched
Red seaweeds
sheets, ribbons
fleshy stems
hairy, feathery, others
Brown
seaweeds
sheets, ribbons
disks, other shapes |
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